Writing activity

Exercise 1. Point out all the modal words and define their meaning

1. Over the bridge she would find him. Surely she would find him. (Wells) 2. He had stopped their mouths, maybe, but at what a cost. (Galsworthy) 3. She's just engaged to him. Of course she is frightfully excited about it, and naturally he wants her to come away and marry. (Wells)

Exercise 2. Insert the modal verbs may or can

1. I … finish the work tomorrow if no one bothers me anymore. 2. … we come and see you next Sunday at three o’clock in the afternoon? 3. What time is it? – It … be about six o’clock, but I am not sure. 4. Only a person who knows the language very well … answer such a question. 5. … I come in? 6. Let me look at your exercises. I … be able to help you. 7. I … not swim, because until this year the doctor did not allow me to be more than two minutes in the water. But this year he says I … stay in for fifteen minutes if I like, so I am going to learn to swim. 8. Libraries are quite free, and anyone who likes … get books there. 9. I … come and see you tomorrow if I have time. 10. Take your raincoat with you: it … rain today. 11. Do you think you … do that?

Exercise 3. Put the following sentences into interrogative and negative form. Translate them into Kazakh or Russian languages.

1. I can show you an interesting picture of the city.2. He can give you his report on the life of Jack London.3. His brother could play the piano very well.4. She could translate these English texts.5. We must attend a lecture on German history on Tuesday.6. You must return my magazines on Wednesday.7. You must take your children to the country for the weekend.8. I must go to see your grandmother on my day off.9. You may discuss these questions after work.10. They may take four magazines from that shelf.11. She may sit on the sofa in my study.12. He may leave Moscow on Saturday.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions, paying attention to the use of modal verbs.

1.Can you speak English? 2. Can you write English? 3. How can you speak English? 4. Can you speak English well or badly? 5. Can your daughter play the piano? 6. How can she play the piano? 7. Where can we get some English magazines? 8. What can you see on the walls of this room? 9. Must you son attend any lecture at the university? 10. What must you do to know English well? 11. When must you come to the office? 12. With whom must you work at this report? 13. May I take your pen? 14. When may your son to go to the country? 15. Till what time may we stay at our library? 16. May we sometimes finish work at three o’clock on Saturday? 17. When may children go to the cinema?

WEEK 2. “Meet great sportsmen”

1.Text“Olympic heroes”

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